Gold Tone OB-3EF 24-Fret Scale Length Bluegrass Resonator Banjo

Gold Tone OB-3EF: 24-Fret Scale Bluegrass Banjo "Twanger"

Orange Blossom OB-3EF with 24 fret scale length -  Mastertone™

SPECIAL FEATURES ON THE OB-3EF INCLUDED HERE

• GOTOH Tuners The OB-3EF comes with high quality GOTOH tuners standard!
• 5th string Capo Spikes INSTALLED FREE with the Gold Tone OB-EF
• Zero Glide Nut INSTALLED Free on the OB-3EF
• High Quality Snuffy Smith Premium Banjo Bridge Now installed and included FREE on the OB-EF ($35 value)
• 24 Fret scale which means you have two full octaves and can play a high D note at the 24th fret
• Extra room between the frets with the 24 fret scale length

Gold Tone OB-3EF Pro Banjo Set Up at BanjoTeacher.com
The Gold Tone OB-3EF is specially set up by banjo luthier, ED Weber at our shop in Tennessee. You cannot find a better banjo set-up person from any competitor out there than Ed Weber. Ed worked for Gibson banjos in Nashville for 25 years building their high end banjos. He is also an experienced custom banjo builder.

Meet Ed Weber - Pro Set Up Technician for BanjoTeacher.com
Ed worked for Gibson Banjos for 25 years starting in the late 80's and helped design and build Gibson Banjos during that time. I feel very blessed to have him, not only as a highly skilled pro but as a friend and co-worker. Ed takes great pride in everything he does and it really shows in the tremendous feed back and satisfaction I receive back from my banjo customers. You can count on Ed to give you the very best banjo set up when ordering this banjo from Banjoteacher.com

The Gold Tone OB-3 "The Twanger" is a replica of JD Crowe's 1930's Gibson RB3 banjo he called "The Banger" which featured a no hole brass flathead tone ring, one piece flange, 3 ply maple rim, mahogany neck and slant wall resonator.

24 Fret Scale Advantages
What is amazing on this 24 fret scale is you can play two full octaves, which means you get a high D note on the first string.
Your normal 22 fret banjos can only reach a high C note. Also, the 24 fret scale gives you extra room on the frets which comes
into play especially when playing up the neck. The Gold Tone ML-1 has the 24 fret scale which I play often and it's an easy unnoticeable transition for me.

Tone Improvement with the OB-3EF 24 fret
The tone of the OB-3EF will be fuller. The reason for that is with the extra length the neck has more weight. Neck weight and banjo tone are an underestimated reason for better banjo tone. Most players want a thinner neck, but that can sacrifice tone. With the OB-3EF you have extra weight without changing any of the easier to play neck profile. Another tone characteristic of the 24 fret scale length is the 24 fret length puts slightly more tension on the strings which gives the banjo extra punch. Another advantage is the 24 fret scale can make it easier to user lighter gauge strings without them feeling sloppy.

The OB-3 by Gold Tone is professionally set up before shipping and comes with lifetime warranty which is TRANSFERABLE if you sell the banjo later too.

List of FREE Items Included with this Banjo

• FREE Professional Banjo Set up by Banjo Luthier, Ed Weber
  
•  FREE Official Gold Tone TKL Hard Shell Case
• FREE 5th String Capo Spikes
  
• Free Zero Glide Nut Installed on Request ($75 value)
  
• FREE Snuffy Smith High Quality Premium Banjo Bridge FREE ($30 value)
• Free LIFETIME Platinum Online Banjo Lesson Access ($129 value) - details below
  
• FREE Shipping - Lower 48 US States
• $35 Shipping Credit for International, AK, HI
• Price Matching or Questions 1-866-322-6567

FREE ITEMS don't add to our normal discount price which is the lowest price we are allowed to advertise by the Manufacturer.

Your Free LIFETIME Platinum Membership includes exclusive Digital Access to view or download ALL of these Ross Nickerson Books, DVDs and Online lessons and more.

• Fundamentals of 5-String Banjo - 52 Page Digital Banjo Book with Video and Audio,
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• 25 Bluegrass Songs with Video Demonstrations at 3-speeds
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Some of the Online Banjo DVDs, E-Books and Online Lessons you can access Free
Zero Glide Nut
Gold Tone does not install the Zero Glide Nut standard on the OB-3 but you can add it FREE as an option below.

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